Setup on AnVIL

  1. You need to sign into Terra with your Google account. This is the only way you can launch applications and perform computations on AnVIL. Launch AnVIL at https://anvil.terra.bio/, and you should be prompted to sign in with your Google account.

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Setup on AnVIL

⚠️ Make sure you provide your Google login information to the instructor! ⚠️

Setup on AnVIL

Clone the Workspace

Click on the teardrop button and select “Clone”.

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Clone the Workspace

Name your Workspace (use your name!) and select the “SISBID-Wrangling-2022-student” billing project.

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Launch RStudio

Once in your newly cloned Workspace, you can launch the cloud instance! Click on “Cloud Environment” on the top right.

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Launch RStudio

Click “CUSTOMIZE”.

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Launch RStudio

From the “Application configuration” menu, select “RStudio 4.2.0, Bioconductor 3.15, Python 3.8.10”.

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Launch RStudio

Click “CREATE”. Your Cloud Environment will take a few minutes to spin up.

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Open RStudio

Click on “OPEN RSTUDIO” when the environment is ready.

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Create the Project

Once in RStudio, select the “New Project” button.

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Create the Project

Select “Version Control”.

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Create the Project

Create the Project

You should now see files listed in your workspace (including some datasets we’ll be using). Feel free to change any files here - they are yours now! For the most up-to-date versions of files, please visit the website: http://sisbid.github.io/Data-Wrangling/.

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Pause the Environment

It’s very important to stop your cloud environment when you are done so you don’t accumulate too many charges. Between class sessions, you can click the pause button on the top right. This frees up resources for others!

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